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I’m actually experimenting with building one of those- the problem is the forces involved compared to the irrigator which is basically just suspending water pipes over the ground


maybe i'm misremembering, but I was under them impression that the water pressure drove the platform. was i totally wrong on this? i ask, as i would never have guessed adding the weight of solar panels to that would be viable without possibly using some of the generated power to drive a motor.


Early systems were driven by water pressure. Modern systems have an electric motor for each pair of wheels.




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